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9780486433844

Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee The Classic Beekeeper's Manual

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    9780486433844

  • ISBN10:

    0486433846

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-02-20
  • Publisher: Dover Publications

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Summary

This influential guide by "the father of modern beekeeping," originally published in 1853, constitutes the first descriptive treatise of modern bee management. Its innovations allowed people to engage in actual beekeeping, rather than simply handling bee domiciles and extracting the honey. The techniques it explains and illustrates are still employed 150 years later--including the author's patented invention, a movable frame hive. In a reader-friendly, enthusiastic style, Langstroth addresses every aspect of beekeeping: bee physiology; diseases and enemies of bees; the life-cycles of the queen, drone, and worker; bee-hives; the handling of bees; and many other topics. Unabridged republication of the classic 1878 (fourth) edition. 25 plates.

Table of Contents

List of Plates and Explanation of Wood-Cuts Illustrating the Natural History of Bees 11(2)
I. Facts connected with the invention of the Movable-Comb Bee-Hive 13(11)
II. The Honey-Bee capable of being tamed 24(5)
III. The Queen, or Mother-Bee.-The Drones.-The Workers.-Facts in their Natural History 29(40)
IV. Comb 69(7)
V. Propolis 76(4)
VI. Pollen, or "Bee Bread." 80(8)
VII. Ventilation of the Bee-Hive 88(7)
VIII. Requisites of a Complete Hive 95(14)
IX. Natural Swarming, and Hiving of Swarms 109(34)
X. Artificial Swarming 143(70)
XI. Loss of the Queen 213(15)
XII. The Bee-Moth, and other Enemies of Bees.-Diseases of Bees 228(33)
XIII. Robbing, and how Prevented 261(6)
XIV. Directions for Feeding Bees 267(12)
XV. The Apiary.-Procuring Bees to Stock it.-Transferring Bees from Common to Movable-Comb Hives 279
XVI. Honey 235(57)
VVII. Bee-Pasturage.-Over-Stocking 292(16)
XVIII. The anger of Bees.-Remedies for their Stings 308(10)
XIX. The Italian Honey-Bee 318(11)
XX. Size, Shape, and Materials for Hives.-Observing-Hives 329(6)
XXI. Wintering Bees 335(27)
XXII. Bee-Keeper's Calendar.-Bee-Keeper's Axioms 362(9)
Explanation of Wood-Cuts of Movable-Comb Hives, with Bills of Stock for making them 371(20)
Copious Alphabetical Index 391

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